Elevated carrier



(No Model.)

- G. W. WOOD.

ELEVATED CARRIER.

Patented Feb. 5, 1895.

llllllllllllllll wtmaow is airamo or bow 19 which projects beyond the carriage both forwardly and rearwardiy and is adapted te impinge againstthe failrope carriers and swing the same out laterally far enough to permit the carriage to freely pass. fixen the carriage passes each carrier the same swings back-and its inclined arms 1S engage'nnderftbe ropes and direct them onto their respective pulleys.

It will be seen: that the bow 19 extends out sidewise from the carriage and toward the side `of the cable opposite to that from which the carriage-frame is Suspended, whereby the rope-carriers shall be swung ont entirely free from the hoisting and traveling ropes as the carriage passes. rthisconstruction permits therope carriers to be swung ont as far as may be desirable and also permits the carrier to be adapted for carrying asniany ropes as may be desired.

The drawings show the ship as t ninping under the forward end of the carriage. This is not necessary and in some cases might beY objectionable. I therefore wish it understood thatl may arrange the ship to make it dump either way, that is to say, have it tip in dumpV ingtowardor from the pit. Should the skip be arranged to dump or tip in the opposite direction to that shown, it is obvious that'tbe inclined cam must be reversed so as to incline upwardly and rearwardly- Iflaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim is-r 1. The combination ot a main cable a fall block suspended from the carriage, means tor raising and lowering the fall-block and for moving the carriage, a shipsuspendcd from the fall block, means for retaining the skip in a substantial horizontal position, a releasing device carried by the fall block and devices for operating the releasing device by the continued upward movement of the fallblock, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of a main cable or track, a carriage suspended therefrom, means for moving the carriage along the cable, a fall block and skip suspended from the carriage, means for raising and lowering the fall-block, releasing and retaining devices carried by the fall-block and skip, and a part on the carriage for operating said releasingr devices, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a main cable, a carriage thereon, means for movingthecarriage, a fall block and skip suspended from the can riage, a hoisting rope for raisingr and lowering the fall block, releasing and retaining devices carried by the fall block and skip,

and an inclinedpart carried by the carriage and adapted to operate the releasi'ngdevices,

substantially as described.

4. The combination of a main cable and carriage and means foroperating the carriage, a fall block and skipsnspendedfrom the carriage, a hoisting rope for raising and lowering the tall blocl; and skip, a swinging lever carried bythe fall block, a device on the skip for retaining the same,this device being connected to said swinging lever, and a part on the rcarriage for Vswinging said lever when the fall block is raised, substantially as described. Y f

5. The combination ot a main cable and carriage, means for moving the carriage, a fall block and skip, chains suspending the skip from the fall block, a pivoted bolt carried by the skip, ineanscarried by the fall block for operating the bolt,a pivoted hook bearing against saidboltand being adapted to receive the lower end of one of the suspending chains,

substantially as described. Y Y

(i. The combination of a main-cable, traveling wheels thereon, a carriage frame depending from one side onlyV of the wheels,

means for moving the carriage, a fall-bloei;V

and hoisting rope, a bow or frame projecting ont laterally from the carriage toward the side opposite to that from which the carriage gis suspended, and a fall-rope carrierfpivotally GEORGE WV. WOOD.

Witnesses:

H. B. ALEXANDER, N. E. MURRAY.

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